The Yorkshire Post – Yorkshire have confirmed that Australian Billy Stanlake will no longer represent the Vikings during this summer’s T20 Vitality Blast.

Summary

The fast bowler was pencilled in to represent Yorkshire for a minimum of 12 matches during the competition, but Cricket Australia have now vetoed that decision.

Langer is thought to want Stanlake to focus more on red-ball cricket and hence the decision to pull him out of the Vikings’ T20 campaign.

Martyn Moxon, Yorkshire’s director of cricket, says the withdrawal is “disappointing” for the club.

“Now the new Australia coach (Langer) is in place, they want him to play some different cricket to T20 during the period he was due to be with us.

Despite having played just two first-class matches due to his vulnerability to injury, the last of which came in November, 2015, Stanlake is thought to believe that red-ball cricket could prove to be his best format.